New Additions to the angiospermic flora of Nagaland, India

Abstract

Botanical survey conducted to the NorthEastern states of India has resulted in the addition of 13 angiospermic taxa [Anaphalis royleana DC., Boehmeria penduliflora Wedd. ex D.G.Long, Byttneria pilosa Roxb., Cirsium verutum (D.Don) Spreng., Glochidion multiloculare var. pubescens Chakrab. & Gangop., Inula cuspidata (Wall. ex DC.) C.B.Clarke, Myriactis wallichii Less., Phyllanthus rheedei Wight, Sarcochlamys pulcherrima Gaudich, Swertia ciliata (D. Don ex G. Don) B.L. Burtt, Symplocos sumuntia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Tetrastigma serrulatum (Roxb.) Planch. and Uraria crinita (L.) DC.] which form new distributional record to the State of Nagaland in India. The information is presented here with brief botanical description, distribution, phenology, habitat and photographs.